With so many false “finds” in the past, the archaeological community at large is pretty worn out on Atlantis discoveries. If this is indeed the proof we’ve all been waiting for it’ll be an incredible achievement, but for now we’ll have to keep our fingers crossed.

While the world exploding sounds like a great weekend activity, some additional googling last night that the main hypothesis is that the activity is indicative of some sort of volcanic activity underwater. The “news” sources seemed somewhat tabloid-y.

Who knows though, perhaps a red sand wash is coming for all of us. Stay tuned.

Some things you learn in school turn out not to be true, for example that there are just five senses or three states of matter. Now cutting-edge research has added to the list by proving the mitochondria (the power sources in our cells) comes from...

The energy-producing organelle mitochondrion contains its own compact genome, which is separate from the nuclear genome. In nearly all mammals, this mitochondrial genome is inherited exclusively from the mother, and transmission of paternal...

Here is a word string you can ponder: AI interactive graphics. Nvidia is the main act. The GPU brainiacs are fully behind a next chapter, "AI," for the graphics industry. Awesome things happen when you bring a neural network system to the table for...

A team of researchers at the MIT Media Lab built a cyborg that combines a plant with electronics and ultimately allows the plant to choose when it would like to move to a brighter spot. The cyborg is the brainchild of team leader Harpreet Sareen, and...

When they aren't identifying record large trees in the forest, Thomas Gable and Austin Homkes' day job is wolf research, trying to untangle the complex, mostly unknown relationship between wolves and beaver in Voyageurs National Park.They live-trap...

No drugs are currently available to treat Ebola, Dengue, or Zika viruses, which infect millions of people every year and result in severe illness, birth defects, and even death. New research from the Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco may...

Comparing the three maps, the scientists identified one interaction that occurred in both viruses and both host species: the viral protein NS4A and the host protein SEC61. SEC61 is known to play a critical role in some forms of cancer, and Krogan’s colleague at UCSF, Jack Taunton, Ph.D., had previously developed compounds targeting these proteins as potential anti-cancer drugs. When the compounds were added to the human and mosquito cells, they effectively wiped out both the Dengue and Zika infections.

“We’ve developed an early-stage compound that has very potent antiviral activity against both Zika and Dengue in human and mosquito cells,” said Taunton, a professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at UCSF. “Now we need to tweak the molecule to optimize its safety and efficacy before it can be tested in patients.”

No species offers any clearer snapshot of the intricate relationships required to sustain a desert ecosystem that evolved over tens of thousands of years than the tiny Mojave poppy bee, which has now been reduced to only seven small populations, all...

Scientists in Finland have developed what they believe is the world's first vaccine to protect bees against disease, raising hopes for tackling the drastic decline in insect numbers which could cause a global food crisis.